Taliban kidnap Afghan official and two bodyguards

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL7649.htm

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 11 (Reuters) - Islamic Taliban fighters captured an Afghan provincial security chief and his two bodyguards in central Afghanistan, a spokesman for the ousted Taliban militia said on Sunday.

The security official, Ahmadullah, and the bodyguards were taken hostage near the town of Tirin Kot in volatile Uruzgan province, a former bastion of the hardline Taliban which U.S.-led forces overthrew in late 2001.

"We have captured Ahmadullah with his two bodyguards. They are still alive," the spokesman told Reuters. A provincial official said Ahmadullah was missing.

The Taliban has declared a "jihad", or holy struggle, on foreign and Afghan government troops and aid organisations. Since August last year, more than 600 people have died in violence, much of it blamed on the Taliban.

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[maddezmom]

1. kidnapping seems to be the SOP of the week

:eyes:

[markses]

2. Guess he's doing a bang up job on security

Reminds me of when I was a kid (well, teenager) in NYC. We used to write graffiti, and nothing was better than catching tags on the "Neighborhood Watch" signs and "Anti-Graffiti Watch" signs. A friend of mine even caught a tag on a van of a graffiti removal company - while they were removing graffiti from a nearby wall! :evilgrin: